Oscar Selfie helps Samsung in 2014

The Oscar Selfie taken at the 2014 event will be a moment remembered by Samsung for years to come, and this is thanks to a Galaxy Note 3 being the smartphone taking the now famous photo. Millions are spent by brands to get their products at major events like the Oscars, but you can’t beat this sort of brand awareness and especially when fans love the celebrity holding that product.

Most of Product Reviews readers would have seen the Oscar Selfie 2014 photo, which went viral within hours, but did you all know that a white Samsung Galaxy Note 3 took that picture? You can see an animation below, hosted on Google Plus, and as you can clearly see it’s Samsung’s Note 3 taking the Oscar Selfie.

The smartphone is owned by Ellen DeGeneres, which gave Samsung a better product placement than the $20 million they spent on TV ads during this years Academy Awards.